What to watch for: Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets The Utah Jazz kick off the second half of the season by welcoming the Houston Rockets to Vivint Smart Home Arena. Author: Rudy Gobert (27) with a dunk against the Houston Rockets The Utah Jazz return to action on Friday night as they welcome the Houston Rockets to Salt Lake City. Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, and Quin Snyder all took part in the All-Star Festivities during the week-long break. Jazz vs Rockets Throwback: Bojan Bogdanovic (44) hits a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer over PJ Tucker (17) and James Harden (13) The Jazz and Rockets have met a total of 204 times throughout the two team's histories. Utah holds the lead overall with 106-98 wins all-time over Houston.